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(electronic beeping)

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(bubbles)

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(men speaking softly)

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(bubbles)

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The ship is ready for diving with

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the exception of staging cups.

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[Male Submariner]
Very well done.

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[Richard] 
Anybody would tell you that it's

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a very difficult challenge bringing

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a submarine out of the shipyard.

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[Man On Radio]
Dive, dive,

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(gentle music)

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(alarm sounds)

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(bell chimes)

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[Male Submariner]
Venting forward.

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It's an even bigger challenge taking

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a crew that hasn't operated
in three or more years.

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Especially a crew that's
never been out to sea.

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To turn around and go out to sea

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and be able to function as a full crew,

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and be able to operate the submarine

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safely in and out of port.

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(men speaking softly)

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I really wanna say how
proud I am of the crew.

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I am humbled on a daily basis by

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their exertions and the work they

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put into getting the ship to where we are,

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and moving the ball down the field

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so that we get Maine back
to strategic service,

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where the nation needs her.

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The benefits of the
Engineered Refueling Overhaul

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process is that it allows
the ship to extend it's

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hull life, and it allows the nation

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to keep the strategic asset in service

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for a much longer time.

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It also allows the navy to modernize

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an asset and allow the ship to be capable,

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and be able to stay
into the high-end fight,

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which is really what we're looking

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for from our naval assets today.

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The DASO process is really how we certify

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that all that is completed
correctly and properly

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when we come out on the other end.

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Maine's return to service
is a significant event

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for the Pacific fleet,
and the navy in general.

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Just gives us the one
more SSBN out, being there

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on the front lines in
case anything happens,

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and giving our opponents just that

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deterrence and that second question of

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should I do what I'm about to do?

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I will be the one pulling the

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to do it, so I feel very fortunate.

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I feel very blessed to be
on this crew, on this boat.

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I feel that I've been very fortunate

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to serve with the men
and women that I have.

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And I definitely would not be able

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to do my job without everyone that

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I have the honor of serving
with here on the Maine.

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Time is T-minus three-zero
minutes and counting.

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I think what I'm looking forward

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to the most is actually going out

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for actual DASO, and doing the actual

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missile launch, and having all those

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junior guys get to experience
it for the first time.

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I haven't actually shot
a missile yet either,

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so I'm very excited for that,

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and returning the Maine
to operational service.

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Man battle station
missile for DASO launch,

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Cue the watch, sound the general alarm,

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(alarm beeping)

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(men speak quietly)

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(alarm beeping)

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I've launched misses before, but

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I'm more so excited to see these new

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up and coming sailors actually

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experience this for the first time,

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and actually get to do their job,

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because this isn't something that

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missile techs get to do that often.

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This is the Captain, The launch of

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a DASO missile has been directed.

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There's not that many of us technicians

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that actually do launch missiles,

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and it's a very nervous kind of feeling,

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but I'm very excited to
do it, very prepared.

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[Man On radio] (mumbles)

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(mumbles)

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Supervisor weapons, initiate fire,

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Initiate fire,

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(mumbles) permission to fire,

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(mumbles)

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Permission to fire,

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10 seconds,

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I think for the Maine to get

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back on the front lines and actually

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go out there to support the fleet

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would mean a lot to them. It would kinda

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give them a break and
say, "okay you know what,

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there's another submarine out there

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that can take up some of the slack."

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[Man On Radio] (mumbles) away,

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First missile away,

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Missile away,

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(dramatic orchestral music)

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A lot of people kinda forget

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that sailors are people and that

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they have lives outside of the navy,

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out of the Maine, and while they

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have been said about by the support

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groups that they have back home,

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and their support back home, and their

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sacrifice at home, I
can't thank them enough.

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I am looking forward to
getting back to my family,

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I am looking forward to talk

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to my loved ones, my friends and family.

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Getting back to be
being a strategic asset

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means getting back to normal.

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It means I can sleep,
or I can stand my watch,

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or I can just kinda be
a regular submariner.

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Having a consistent schedule,

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and having an off-crew period
to work on my golf game,

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regaining our crew's lounge,

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doing my job and putting
what I learned to use.

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Help out and pick up some of

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that alert coverage, to be able to

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do our responsibility so that our

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friends on the other submarines

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can get home and not
have to stay out so long.

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Supporting the DoD's mission

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and getting back to protecting
the United States people.

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I'm very excited to get
back to strategic patrol.

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I've seen the process all the way through,

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and I will always remember the Maine.

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(calming music)